Eleonora laughed at Leonar's question, her laughter echoing in his mind like the tinkling of icy bells.
"Wow, Leonar, you ask interesting things, but this time you've outdone yourself. Restore HP and MP quickly? Such a stupid question it's almost charming."
Leonar frowned, the expression of confusion and irritation clear on his face. Where had all the respect she had for him gone?
"So, what do you suggest?"
Eleonora, with a slightly mocking tone, continued:
"For HP, you have the Regeneration ability, or you could get help from those human mages, but that's not an option here, right? As for MP, it only restores naturally over time. With the little MP you have left, I'd recommend either letting me use your body to return us safely to our world, or use it to... have some fun?" Eleonora added with a touch of sarcasm.
Our world?
The way Eleonora now referred to Leonar's planet caught his attention. But just as Leonar was about to respond, a voice, surprisingly similar to Eleonora's but with a different echo, resonated in his mind.
"Actually, there is a method."
Leonar's confusion intensified, his eyebrows arching in perplexity. At the same time, Eleonora clicked her tongue, clearly irritated.
"Why the hell are you using my voice to speak, system?"
The argument between Eleonora and what Leonar now understood to be the system continued within his mind, like an echo of crossed thoughts. However, Leonar didn't have time to get caught up in their dispute; his curiosity about what was emitting that golden color was too high.
"What would that method be?" Leonar asked, trying to keep the conversation on track.
The system, still using Eleonora's voice, answered clearly:
"Through the exchange of fluids, you would significantly increase MP absorption to restore your body."
"Exchange of fluids?" Leonar repeated, looking towards the fire wolves in the distance. "You expect me to exchange something with those things? They'd burn me before I could touch them."
The system, still in Eleonora's voice, replied:
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"Not with the wolves. If Eleonora materializes in her human form, you could do it with her."
Leonar, now completely confused, looked where Eleonora was, or rather, where her presence was felt within him.
"Was that you or the system who said that?"
At that moment, a strange simulation occurred in his mind: Eleonora's voice said:
"Me"
While the real Eleonora, with a tone of annoyance, confirmed:
"It was her," referring to the system.
The situation was getting more confusing for Leonar by the moment.
With fluid exchange... Was it suggesting he have sex with Eleonora?
"Eleonora, do you want to do it?" Leonar asked, his voice carrying a hint of curiosity.
"Do what?" Eleonora responded, her tone more curious than anything else. Without waiting for an answer, she began to separate from Leonar's body. The sensation was strange, as if a part of him was detaching, leaving him with a feeling of emptiness and cold.
Eleonora appeared naked beside him, her slender and clear figure contrasting with the fiery hell surrounding them. Her pose was confident, her gaze both challenging and playful.
Leonar, trying to maintain composure, asked the system:
"System, could you explain this process better?"
The system, still resonating in his mind, responded with a simplicity that left no room for doubt.
"It's simple. Just do the same thing you did with the human Mary, but this time with Eleonora."
This statement left Leonar speechless. He did want to go to where the golden color was guiding him, but...
Did the system really have to give such a damn concrete example?!
Despite not being near other humans, Leonar was dying of embarrassment inside.
What if the source of that golden energy was another girl he'd have to make a contract with?
'No way, that's impossible. I'd rather die than have more women inside my head,' Leonar thought while trying to calm down.
In his imagination, Leonar wanted to believe the source of that golden light would be some legendary spear or rare weapon capable of defeating giant enemies, but...
What if it was another girl?
While Leonar was nearly having a mental breakdown, Eleonora, on her part, was quite calm despite seeing the wolves trying to breach their location to devour them. For her... they were just suggestive creatures.
"Am I really going to do this here... and without a bed?" Leonar murmured, still not fully believing the situation, but if the system's words were true...
It's impossible for a system to lie, right?
As Leonar tried to convince himself to start with Eleonora, another question invaded his head.
'Why is the system starting to speak using Eleonora's voice now?'
[Would you like me to speak like this then?]
That was the window that appeared before Leonar's eyes, right at the moment he thought that.
It was terrifying.
Just confirming that he not only had Eleonora's eyes on him but now also the eyes of a system that seemed to be gaining more and more consciousness was...
'No, wait... I'm having unnecessary thoughts. The system is just playing a prank... there's no way a system has consciousness. It must be behaving like this because I thought something like that in that world,' Leonar thought, trying to convince himself not to become paranoid.
Leonar closed his eyes for a few seconds, waiting for that message in front of him to disappear because simply...
He didn't want to talk to the system right now.
It was strange, but he'd leave this problem for his future self.
Right now, Leonar knew he had only one task.
And that task... was to restore his MP and HP as quickly as possible.